Overhead electric carrier.



No. 809,799. PATENTED JAN. 9, 1906. H. M. HARDING.

OVERHEAD ELECTRIC CARRIER.

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OVERHEAD ELECTRIC CARRIER.

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OVERHEAD ELECTRIC CARRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 9, 1906.

Application filed ember 12,1903. Serial No. 176,712.

To [071/ ZI/ZLOTI'Z/ it may concern:

Be it known that I, I'IENRY MQIIARDING, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Overhead Electric Carriers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to overhead electric carriers, commonly known as telphers, and has for its object to facilitate the handling and carrying of freight of various kinds.

In the drawings forming part of this speciiication, Figure 1 is a side elevation of one form of my invention. Figs. 2, 3, and 1 are elevations showing the invention variously applied. Fig. 5 is an end view of the invention. Fig. 6 is a view showing the construction where swivel connections are used.

A represents the telpher-motor, which may be of any desired form, which runs on the rail or overhead support B, receiving its current through a trolley C from a wire D. Running on the overhead rail is what I denominate a supporting-trailer E, which is connected, by means of links or bars F, with the telphermotor, the ordinary draw-bar connection being used. Depending from both the telpher and the trailer are bars or hangers G, to which is attached the bar H. Supported from this bar H, as shown in the various figures of the drawings, is the hoisting device I, which may be of any desired form or construction.

As indicated in the drawings, an electric hoist is used, such as shown in my Patent No. 716,033. Attached to the connecting-bar H are leading blocks or pulleys J, over which the hoisting rope or ropes run. As shown in Fig. 1, a single leading-block is used, and it will be noted that said block comes substantially under the supporting-trailer E, so that the load carried by the carrier K is directly supported in part by said trailing carrier, while the weight of the motor itself is taken by the telpher. It will be seen from this that a better distribution of weight on the parts and on the overhead rail is secured. The construction, however, besides the distribution of weights, has other utility, as particularly illustrated in Figs. 2, 3, and 4:. It very often happens, especially on crowded piers or in crowded shops, that it is necessary to carry trucks or logs of wood or piles, of lumber which are long in comparison with their girth, and the difiiculty of carrying these through the narrow lanes and turnings of a shop is very great.

By my invention, however, the load of the blocks can be so arranged that the load can be carried in the direction of its length without any danger of its swinging crosswise. In Fig. 2 is shown a truck so carried. In Fig. 3 is shown a pile of lumber so carried, and in Fig. t a log of wood. I also utilize my invention as affording an additional support to the cab for the motorman. This is shown at L in Figs. 2, 3, and 1, M representing the usual controller-box. If a counterbalance weight is necessary, it may be conveniently secured to the cab, as shown at N in Fig, 6.

As will be observed from the various figures of the drawings, the different relations of the parts may be shifted, the hoist being either carried directly under the motor and the motormans cab from the supporting-controller or the reverse. It will be also evident that the relation of the parts and the position of the lead-blocks may be varied in many ways without departing from the spirit of the invention.

As shown in Fig. 5, the bars or hangers G are curved, the invention being shown as running on a single rail.

In Figs. 5 and 6 I have shown aconstruction by which the connections are swiveled in order to facilitate traveling around curves. In this case the bars or hangers Gare provided with a right-angled portion O, the bar being connected thereto by a swivel connection of any desired form, (indicated at P.) This connection comes substantially below the corresponding connection of the link to the telpher or trailer. It will be noticed that the trailer in this case is in itself capable of supporting heavy weights and, it will be observed, could be made to carry the motors. It is something more than a mere guide. For this reason I have termed it a supporting-trailer.

IV hat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In an overhead carrying device, the combination of a telpher adapted to travel along a rail, a supporting-trailer connected to said telpher and also adapted to travel along said rail, a connecting device supported from and below the telpher and trailer, and a weightcarrying device.

2. In an overhead carrying device, the combination of a telpher adapted to travel along a rail, a supporting-trailer also adapted to travel along said rail, a connection between the telpher and the trailer, a spreader supported from IIO , scribed.

4. In an overhead carrying device, the combination of a telpher adapted to travel along a rail, a supporting-trailer connected to said telpher and adapted to travel along said rail, a spreader connected to and suspended below said telpher and trailer and a hoisting and weight-carrying device also connected to the telpher and trailer, substantially as described.

5. In an overhead carrying device, the combination of a telpher adapted to travel along a rail, a supporting-trailer connected to said telpher adapted to travel along said rail, and a beam supported from said telpher and trailer, substantially as described.

6. In an overhead carrying device, the combination of a telpher, a supporting-trailer connected to the telpher, said telpher and trailer being adapted to travel, links connected to the telpher and trailer, and a spreader connected to the links by a swivel connection, substantially as described.

7. In an overhead carrying device, the combination of a telph er and trailer,the telpher and trailer adapted to travel along arail, apivoted connection between the telpher and trailer, hangers extending from the telpher and trailer, and a spreader pivotally connected to the hangers.

8. In an overhead carrying device, the combination of a telpher and trailer, said telpher and trailer being adapted to travel along a rail, the telpher and trailer being pivotally connected to each other, hangers suspended from the telpher and trailer, a connecting-beam connected to the hangers by swivel-joints, and a hoisting device connected to said beam.

In witness whereof I have hereunto setrny hand, in the city, county, and State of New York, this 3d day of September, 1903.

HENRY M. HARDING.

In presence of- LOUIS N. WHEALTON, WALTER HARTIG. 

